Category: Economics

The Economics of Fast Fashion: How Do the Low Prices of Fast Fashion Reflect Hidden Costs for Workers, Consumers and the Environment?

Fast fashion has transformed the global clothing industry by making trend-driven garments available at low prices and in increasingly high volumes. This paper examines the economic foundations of the fast-fashion business model, including global sourcing, outsourcing, rapid inventory turnover and consumer demand.

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Assessing the Extent to Which Regulatory Architecture Enables Monetary Sovereignty Alongside Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets

This paper tests three propositions: that higher adoption of digital financial services raises financial inclusion, that it also moves monetary and liquidity risk from central banks to private firms outside their control, and that stronger regulatory architecture weakens the second effect.

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